What is the difference between Red Flesh and Red Leather?

ΔE 17 (loose). Red Leather is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Flesh vs Red Leather

Red Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA03
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c16b5d (estimate)

Red Leather

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.818
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d503d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Leather is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Red Flesh.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Red Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Red Leather is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Red Flesh.

Can I use Red Flesh instead of Red Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Flesh is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Red Flesh on the colour wheel See Red Leather on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Flesh

Red Flesh vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Red Leather
Red Flesh vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Leather
Red Flesh vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Leather

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Red Flesh
Red Leather vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose
Red Leather vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Red Flesh equivalents · Red Leather equivalents